well this is just what i did. after tattoo was completed of course lol.... i left the saran wrap on for a few hours. i went to wally world to get a few things to help. and since my work enviroment is very very dusty and i didnt want to get dust in it i wrapped it with triple anti biotic ointment. and in the evenings i used some anti biotic soap to clean when i was in shower. i had it wrapped for like 3 or 4 days and after that i used some skin lotion. and kept it unwrapped after the 4th day. and after 3 weeks of healing and putting lotion on it everyday it seems to be healing just fine. i got threw the itching stage withing the first few days after leaving it unwrapped. the hardest thing for me to deal with was after several hours of relaxing the muscle (tattoo is on calf) and then moving the muscle was quite uncomfortable. but manageable. this is just what i did to make sure i held the integrity of the tattoo. and protect lobos hard work he did on it. so i say always follow what the artist says also. and if conditions in the work enviroment are extreme discuss them with your artist at time of tattoo. and they will stear you in the right direction.....

In my opinion keeping it bandaged longer than 4 hours is not such a good idea. your tattoo needs air to heal thats why we no longer advise smearing with a.d. oint. The location of the tattoo can often dictate how much residuial bleeding there is, aswell as how thin your blood is that day. Alchol, over hydration with water, even asprin can cause it to bleed a bit longer than normal. Continue to follow your aftercare instructions to the letter and all should heal up well. -Rev